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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1961

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Elderly Man Seriously Injured

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 March 1961 · page 1

An elderly Canberra man was seriously injured on Sunday evening when the car he was driving collided…

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Collision On Queanbeyan Road Railway Crossing

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 March 1961 · page 8

The second accident within 12 months involving a truck and a car at the railway crossing, five miles…

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Failed to Stop After Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 March 1961 · page 4

Failure to stop after an accident cost a young Queanbeyan motorist, a £20 fine when he appeared…

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Man Seriously Injured On Friday Night

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 March 1961 · page 1

As a result of an accident in Uriarra Road on Friday night, at about 10.30 p.m., a Canberra man,…

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Drowning Tragedy Inquest Rescue Bid Praised

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 30 March 1961 · page 1

The Queanbeyan District Coroner, Mr. D. G. Hughes, has praised the attempted rescue of a boy who fell into the flooded Queanbeyan River on March 5…

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Queanbeyan Woman Injured Near Cooma

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 April 1961 · page 1

Mrs. Valerie Walf of Cooma Road, Queanbeyan, was Injured early on Tuesday morning in a car…

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Accident In Monaro Street

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 April 1961 · page 1

An accident in Monaro Street at about 5.20 p.m. on Wednesday, mused delay of traffic for a short time…

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Accident Causes Blackout

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 April 1961 · page 3

An accident in Uriarra Road von Sunday evening, caused a blackout over part of West Queanbeyan…

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Blowout Causes Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 April 1961 · page 2

A Canberra resident who was travelling along the Bungendore Road yesterday at about 9.15 aim., collided…

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Local Man in Highway Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 April 1961 · page 1

A Queanbeyan resident was involved in an accident on the Federal Highway on Saturday, about ten miles…

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No Persons Injured in Collision

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 April 1961 · page 2

No persons were injured when two vehicles collided near the intersection of Lowe and Antill Streets on…

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Chinese Injured

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 April 1961 · page 5

As a result of a car accident on Sunday near Michelago, two Chinese people received minor…

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injured Players’ Funds Are Eligible For Registration

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 April 1961 · page 1

Sporting Organisations’ Injured Players’ Funds are eligible for registration under the Charitable Collections Act…

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Five Minor Accidents During the Week-end

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 26 April 1961 · page 1

Five road accidents were reported to Queanbeyan Police during the weekend, but no persons were seriously injured and only minor damage was caused to the vehicles involved…

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Collision at Intersection

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 April 1961 · page 4

As a result of a collision at the corner of Boss Road and Early Street on Tuesday at about 2 p.m., only…

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Boy Seriously Injured When Struck By Car

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 May 1961 · page 1

A six-year-old boy was seriously injured when he was knocked down by a car in Uriarra Road…

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Accident Figures Up

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 May 1961 · page 6

New South Wales Road Accident figures released recently, show that 1930 was the worst road…

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Police Asked For Accident Statistics

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 May 1961 · page 2

Queanbeyan Municipal Council will be asked to supply accident statistics, if available, and to comment…

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Asian Students Injured

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 May 1961 · page 1

A car transporting five Asian students from Sydney, ran off the Monaro Highway causing major…

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Collision In McQuoid Street

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 May 1961 · page 1

Two vehicles collided near the intersection of McQuoid and Atkinson Streets yesterday at about 6.30 p.m…

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